Muster Gate
The Muster Gate, also known as the Miphkad Gate, was one of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned in Nehemiah's time.
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Summary
A location in Jerusalem first mentioned at Nehemiah 3:31; referred to as Muster Gate (מִפְקָד) or Muster (Gate) (מִפְקָד).
Location
- Identified as
- in Jerusalem
- Certainty
- Widely agreed (100% of scholarship)
- Coordinates
- 31.777° N, 35.234° E
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- מִפְקָדMuster Gate
Mentions
- Next to him, Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the upper room above the corner.